Obituaries Related to "Benjamin" from New York Times Archive
Benjamin Mkapa, Ex-President of Tanzania, Dies at 81
Mr. Mkapa served two terms, from 1995 to 2005. The third president of his country since independence, he was the first democratically elected leader after its transition to multiparty politics.
Benjamin Smalls, Jailhouse Lawyer and Prison Reformer, Dies at 72
To fellow inmates, he was known as the Elder Statesman, and his cell was cluttered with legal papers. He died of the novel coronavirus.
Paul Benjamin, a ‘Corner Man’ in ‘Do the Right Thing,’ Is Dead
In a career that lasted almost half a century, he also appeared onscreen opposite Clint Eastwood and other stars and was frequently seen on television.
Benjamin Netanyahu and the Death of the Zionist Dream
Israel’s founding fathers are turning in their graves.
Death of a Downtown Icon: Remembering Benjamin Cho
For a time, Mr. Cho, a fashion designer and D.J., was the most popular man below 14th Street. Then the music stopped.
Benjamin R. Barber, Author of ‘Jihad vs. McWorld,’ Dies at 77
Mr. Barber’s 1995 book presciently analyzed the forces leading to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and the rise in tribalism around the world.
Benjamin Gilman, a New York Congressman for 30 Years, Dies at 94
Mr. Gilman was a chairman of the House International Relations Committee and a leading Republican critic of the Clinton administration’s foreign policy strategies.
Benjamin Payton, Transformative Leader of Tuskegee University, Dies at 83
Dr. Payton turned the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama into a prominent historically black university over nearly three decades as its president.
Benjamin F. Logan, Engineer by Day and Bluegrass Fiddler by Night, Dies at 87
Balancing these two seemingly mismatched passions, Dr. Logan wrote songs covered by the likes of Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash, and devised methods and devices at AT&T Bell Laboratories.
Fred Benjamin, Exacting and Inventive Teacher of Jazz Dance, Dies at 69
Mr. Benjamin was part of the creative wave of young black modern-dance choreographers who came to prominence in the 1970s.
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Dorothy Vogel, Librarian With a Vast Art Collection, Dies at 90
On modest civil servants’ salaries, she and her husband amassed a trove of some 4,000 works by art-world luminaries, storing them in their one-bedroom Manhattan apartment.
Terry Martin Hekker, a Happy Housewife Scorned, Dies at 92
She wrote two popular memoirs: the first about the joys of married life, the second about her husband serving her divorce papers on their 40th anniversary.
Burt Meyer, 99, Dies; Made Lite-Brite and Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots
Starting in the 1960s, he collaborated on the designs of classic toys like Mouse Trap, Toss Across and Mr. Machine.
Mark Mellman, 70, Dies; Helped Democrats Understand Their Voters
A pollster and political strategist, he was a key figure in John Kerry’s 2004 presidential campaign and used his prominence to speak out in defense of Israel.
Ward Landrigan, Jeweler to the Stars, Dies at 84
At Sotheby’s, he provided famous diamonds to Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton before reviving Verdura, a venerable jewelry company founded by a Sicilian duke.
Robert L. Stirm, Returning P.O.W. in Pulitzer-Winning Photo, Dies at 92
The image immortalized a Vietnam veteran’s joyous homecoming to his beaming family, but it hid the truth about his unraveling marriage.
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